Chapter 6: Pre-operating system management applications........................................................ 36
System Setup.....................................................................................................................................................................36
System BIOS.................................................................................................................................................................37
iDRAC Settings............................................................................................................................................................ 54
Device Settings............................................................................................................................................................54
Chapter 7: Minimum configuration to POST ............................................................................... 55
Chapter 8: Installing and removing system components ............................................................. 56
Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................56
Before working inside your system ..............................................................................................................................56
After working inside your system.................................................................................................................................. 57
XR8000r chassis................................................................................................................................................................57
Removing a sled blank................................................................................................................................................ 57
Installing a sled blank.................................................................................................................................................. 57
Removing a sled...........................................................................................................................................................58
Installing a sled ............................................................................................................................................................59
Sled cover........................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Removing the sled cover...........................................................................................................................................60
Installing the sled cover.............................................................................................................................................. 61
Air shroud............................................................................................................................................................................63
Removing the air shroud............................................................................................................................................63
Installing the air shroud..............................................................................................................................................63
M.2 direct riser module....................................................................................................................................................64
Installing the thermal pad to M.2 direct riser module.........................................................................................64
Removing the M.2 direct riser module...................................................................................................................65
Installing the M.2 direct riser module..................................................................................................................... 66
Removing the M.2 NVMe module from the M.2 direct riser module..............................................................67
Installing the M.2 NVMe module on the M.2 direct riser...................................................................................68
ROR N1 module..................................................................................................................................................................69
Installing the thermal pad to ROR N1 module.......................................................................................................69
Removing the ROR N1 module................................................................................................................................. 70
Installing the ROR N1 module.................................................................................................................................... 71
Removing the NVMe module from the ROR N1 module.................................................................................... 72
Installing the NVMe module on the ROR N1 module...........................................................................................73
2U sled................................................................................................................................................................................. 73
Removing the side cover........................................................................................................................................... 73
Installing the side cover............................................................................................................................................. 74
Removing the 2U top sled from the 2U node.......................................................................................................75
Installing the 2U top sled on the 2U node............................................................................................................. 76
Storage interposer module..............................................................................................................................................77
Removing the storage interposer module..............................................................................................................77
Installing the storage interposer module................................................................................................................78
Cooling fans........................................................................................................................................................................ 79
Removing a cooling fan on 2U sled......................................................................................................................... 79
Installing a cooling fan on 2U sled...........................................................................................................................80
Removing a cooling fan on 1U sled..........................................................................................................................82
Installing a cooling fan on 1U sled............................................................................................................................83
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